Small and medium sized companies that decided to undertake voluntaryorganisational carbon accounting such as the CEMARS or carboNZero should be resourcing the work internally within their own organisations. This means that staff who will manage the process need to be have knowledge of the accounting process and the rules relating to specific standards andprogrammes.

Aura have in house experts in the carbon accounting process to ISO,CEMARS and carboNZero and understand the pitfalls and areas where measurement projects can run over time and over budget. This training has been designed as an intensive course for those who will be managing carbon accounting projects within an organisation.

The training syllabus is as follows:

Climate change overview

Greenhouse gases – an overview

The history of carbon accounting

What is the Kyoto Protocol?

What is carbon offsetting (if applicable)

Programme specific history (CEMARS or carboNZero)

The measurement and certification process

Putting together a project team

Resources available

Measurement

Approaches, What are emissions sources, Understanding Scopes 1, 2, 3, What is primary and secondary data, What are emissions factors, What do the specific programmes require, Where do you get the information from, Tips in data collection and collation, Design an ongoing system, Using E-manage Software

Reporting

What are the requirements of an emissions inventory report, Company Policy on change and carbon reduction, Producing a carbon reduction plan and reduction report

Audit

The RFP process, Preparing for verification, Audit tips, The actual audit – what to expect

Offsetting

What offsets are available, What to consider when choosing an offset

Marketing

Options for marketing your certification, What you can and can’t claim, Educating others to make sure the message is correct

Ongoing Management and Recertification

What will this training deliver in terms of management capability?

There is huge management capability in this offering. Using carbon consultants for GHG projects is vastly expensive and if non-specialist activities can be managed internally it will save considerable money for an SME. After delivery of this training, management representatives will be able to manage the footprinting process internally within their organisations in a vastly more cost effective manner than other options that are open to them – hire a consultant, or learning the process on the fly.